LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

decimātor

decimātor m (genitive decimātōris)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintithe collector

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedecimātordecimātōrēs
genitivedecimātōrisdecimātōrum
dativedecimātōrīdecimātōribus
accusativedecimātōremdecimātōrēs
ablativedecimātōredecimātōribus
vocativedecimātordecimātōrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*dekəmos
  2. Latindecimātor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin decimō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin decimātor From decimō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does decimātor mean in Latin?
decimātor, a noun, means “tithe collector”.
What is the genitive of decimātor?
The genitive singular is decimātōris. decimātor is masculine, third declension.
Where does decimātor come from?
Proto-Italic *dekəmos → Latin decimātor.